Marble, Tea light holders
Filigree Tealight Holders - Pair of 2
- Marble carving
- Jaipur
- Makrana marble
£75
A pair of small marble cups pierced all over in the filigree of the Jaipur screens, so the candlelight comes through in points and throws the pattern on the wall. Cut by hand, which is why no two have quite the same lattice. Sold as a pair.
Where it lives
The bathroom windowsill for a long bath, the living room and the dining table.
Details
- Made in
- Jaipur
- Craft
- Marble carving, jali
- Materials
- Makrana marble
- Care
- Not dishwasher safe. Wash in warm soapy water, or wipe with a damp cloth. Candle wax lifts off once it has set. Handle by the base; the pierced wall is fine.
How it is made
Makrana marble comes out of the hills north west of Jaipur, the stone the Taj Mahal was built from. In the workshops of Jaipur it is turned into tea light holders, trays and bowls by hand: carved, pierced into jali, and inlaid with brass and mother of pearl along lines scored with a chisel.
Hand made, so no two are identical. Small differences in the print, the dye and the finish are a record of the process and not a fault.
